Jeannette Anne Wilcenski

Jeannette Anne Wilcenski of Mattituck passed away at East End Hospice Kanas Center Oct. 20, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born in Peconic on June 9, 1936, the eldest of five children to Anna (nee Krupski) and Frank Cichanowicz, Jr.

Jeannette graduated from Southold High School and College of New Rochelle School of Nursing. She started her nursing career at Central Suffolk Hospital in Riverhead (now Peconic Bay Medical Center) in pediatrics and then as operating room nurse, followed by San Simeon Nursing Home and private care with Dr. George Richards.

Jeannette and John Wilcenski were married in 1959 and were blessed with two sets of twins in 1960. Patricia and John Jr . in February. Deborah and Donald in December. She has seven grandchildren: J Alexander III, Andrew and Laurel Wilcenski, William J. Granneman, Katherine Rogers, Alexandra Preocanin and Elizabeth Klipp; and two great-grandchildren Emily and William M. Granneman. Jeannette was predeceased by her husband John and daughter Deborah.

She is survived by her siblings Adelaide Dabrowski of Tampa, Fla. and David of Southold. Predeceased by Frank III of Cutchogue and Lorraine Rauluk of Zelienople, Pa.

Jeannette had many talents, especially cooking and baking. She enjoyed traveling, reading, sewing, crocheting, needle point, ceramics and painting.

She celebrated her 90th birthday this summer with a festive family BBQ.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Nov. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, officiated by Father Dante Sabban. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery adjacent to the church.

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